Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-12-09

that nlcmcnt
The porter ,amc back with an the infor.
NATION hc c0u Il Hlsao
The passengers who had escaped, he
said. were then ON tho platform. lntellt.
gencc htd been received that tho bod,ox
of ah elderly lady aud gcnlloman iiAd heen
found on tho removal at uno of the elaAt. /.
tered cars. aud tha, iher wose NO other
bodies there
All hopc tina, Emily was unhwt was
gonei
fiis stupof disappeared with tho aus
nenre. anu In It's place came fcvcs OF Wild
cxcitemont
Tho man almost feared viii nov. fos
there ere limos ON h,s fAce Witch werc not
there moment before. aud hts eyes ncelncd
twice the size they were whom no hai FIRST
spoken to him.
She was not N ted. Tho porter sworc to
tho truth ot that
rhc,c werc nine killed. but Emily wna
not among them. Two of the nino were
young women, bat thoir bodies had already
been "a ntihed. They had boon residents
ln tho town.
Wits heart thanked God for that MERCY.
lilo questioned the man NJ to the injuto 1
aud dying, aud cuneitRIy framed his ques.
tion- 80 that the porter could answer thom
,n n few words.
1hcru wcrc four or hvc pAnreugcrs who
had sustained slight external iniu,lca
Among them was n young woman who was
unknown.
There were throo pnsscugers. too, ucrl.
ously injured They had boon carrlcd 10
tho hotel opposite tho station whore thoy
woro now being attended, to bs the principal
doctors of tho town.
The three seriously injured phsaongcra
were gentleman, his little daughter, aud
oung Womsn.
Aud this was all the porter had 10 toll
him.
"licpc i,1l bo all right. sir. ho said. a.
VIII hurried away.
w thoat moments delay tho Young man
loft the stat on aud. crossing the road. on.
tered the hotel,
Around tho open door small crowd had
collected.
Tho proprietor hAppcncd 20 be standing
IN tho hall when Win entered Tho young
mau'H pnlo face, Wild oyca aud nacited man.
ner instantly told his orrand 20 the hotel.
keeper. who said in u kindly tone.
Follow mo. " you please. Eir." aud
Will. obcying, was led 90 the empty coiloo-
room.
'rryfoil explained. incoherontiy, that hc
wished t0 500 thc young lady who had been
injured In the railway accident.
Tho reply wns that he could not do so
al least not Just then.
DO you know her manor" gaapod win.
Cau You lcrcribc herr For God sake an.
swer met"
The hotel keeper lid not know her namo.
lie believed that her clothes had beon
searched, aud ia IA no letter or card or nd.
dress had been found upon them When
she had been brought in he had been TOO
excited So observe her appearance, 80 he
con'd not describe bor. kho wns cor.
tally young and lac fanclcd that her haii
WIS fair
Another dreadful question the osieni
pf her llsiureH9
The hotel man could no, say. ono of tho
two doctors and his wife were attending 10
her then had indeed been dolny for hor all
that could lac dono. lie hal heard tho doe
tor say that u was an "extfcmoly cOmpli-
Gated cnso;" tllnt on no account wns any
friend or relative 60 30 admitted into tho
room until iho doctor loft II. aud gtve his
permission or refusal, as knowledge of
hof injuries prompted.
Wait here, sir. or call in few minutes
yon can do no good now. ! viii take the
hfst chance OF speaking 10 The doctor for
YOU f0n shall satisfy yourself presently,
iny dear sirs bat not now, when your doing
80 may cost the young lady hor lifo. Fray
be cslm' ffny waiti"
viii PRESSED tho mans hlnd, aud stnQ-
gorcd away from tho hotel
From tho road be glanced piteou8iy M the
Windows. There VAS one which bad 80
blinds drawn.
Was The blind hiding Tho dying Emily or
q ntfanRer7
He returned - The station. Wild M no
was be hed tho nouHs 10 prepnhy employ
the time which must elapso D. fore no could
be ellowed TO satisfy himself.
He went 10 the telegraph 0fiioe. ard sent
three messages 10 IOudon one 10 Mrs.
Graham, one 10 jack, addressed 10 tho Ia.
sufance oiheo, aud an0tiIer b. him, adj
dfeascd 70 bis lodgings Ia cnmborwell.
The wording Of each Of the telogfams
wis the some
Telegraph here. Did Emily start for
L--- Junction this mOrninR at 1i5J.
Answer paid
Ono or two answers would In al likeii.
hood arrive after he had satisfied himself.
II thoRnswef snid no. ell wOuld be wells
~ thc answoT said yes and the young
woman lying at the hoioi proved 10 be mol
Emily, therc would be Oniy ono conclusion
10 come 20. namely that Emily wss the
young woman Who had received slight oz.
tsrnal injuries. aud Disappeared
He questioned the station. master aud a
oabman. and with This result
They had both seen = gn between eigh-
toeu and nineteen. with slight wound on
her forehead and a kercbiof bound round
her head, emerge from ihe ticket Ofiioa.
crying and appaseaty expecting somo
They could noi describe her; she vas
dcceuflY dressed The cabmau hsd seen hft
elderly woman aceoaf her and minute
aficgnafd tlio two driving arfy in 4 care
raec - conlt not ~ whether fhef kuru
each other. buf be rather faneied ihty did
not ihni the elder wom1n had simply taken
compassion Ou the young ono. and kindly
offered hof shelter
hoihof tho station nasfff nOf fhe cab
man bad seen either "a iIo two before.
faint hop9 linmined Wlil Iyfoils
mind
~ reiufned 10 tbo hotel lees wildly
and a witef showed him into ihe coffee.
fu0in.
Tie hotel keeper ard ono ~ the doctors
entered Immediately ailefNaid
Poor VIII almost smiled.
think ] iato been mistaken. b. said.
bis FoIce Trembling bui
Tho doctor interrupted im.
There nas positively no h0le. be replied.
leas th4n an boar would end hia patients
suneungs. There sas nolhing leff a. 10
shc bed been dehaoul bul eas perfectly
conscious nov sha vas pasl feeling pain.
t would be well iO slfhdaE rs quickly af
possible after b. bad satisfied himself that
the young iadF Hfs rot fha one BE- sonehf,
On tho other hand. his presence would o.
no harm. AT was virtually over.
We followed the doctor nolsalessiy ~ Ok.
hotel stairs.
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